LOSING RAMSEY HAS TO BE THE LAST MISTAKE ARSENAL MAKE
Crazy they are letting another star go for free
AAroN rAMSEY was the standout player for Arsenal in their superb victory over Chelsea.
It was a match tailor-made for him. ramsey used his superior energy to harry Jorginho, always looking to pinch the ball from the midfielder and hurt Chelsea on the break.
Yet his brilliant performance only highlights the mistakes Arsenal have made over the last few years. how can they let such an influential player leave for nothing at the end of the season?
While ramsey was causing Chelsea problems, Mesut ozil sat on the bench as an unused substitute.
If Emery is not going to pick ozil for a match of this importance, he cannot be part of the manager’s long-term plans. So why did the club make him the second-highest-paid Premier League player on £350,000 a week only a year ago?
Arsenal are counting the cost of letting star players run down their contracts. Faced with losing both ozil and Alexis Sanchez last January, the club panicked. Not only are they in a situation where Emery cannot buy any players this month, Arsenal will also have to spend at least £40million this summer to replace ramsey.
At his best, ramsey is like Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in the way he effortlessly gets from one end of the pitch to the other.
he will benefit from a fresh start at Juventus and will thrive playing alongside Cristiano ronaldo and Paulo Dybala. Still only 28, he could have three or four successful years in Italy with Champions League football. Getting back into Europe’s elite competition is the goal for Arsenal. This win over Chelsea proved that in Emery they have a smart manager who can motivate his players and devise a tactical plan to thwart a specific opponent. until Arsenal are able to sort out their recruitment policy, a return to the Champions League remains a difficult prospect. In the last year, Sanchez and Jack Wilshere have been able to leave the club for next to nothing. Losing another of their best players in ramsey on a free transfer has to be the last mistake they make.